Chosen to Witness to the Risen Christ

Today's first reading gives witness to the fact that, on the third day after Jesus was crucified and died, He was "raised...and granted  that he be visible, not to all the people, but to us, the witnesses chosen by God in advance, who ate and drank with him after he rose from that dead"!  That is you and I chosen in our baptism to know and profess the risen Christ, to eat and drink of His body and blood, soul and divinity in Holy Communion at every Mass or Liturgy that we celebrate!  You and I, men and women, have been "commissioned...to preach to the people and testify that he is the one appointed by God as judge of the living and the dead. To him [we] bear witness, that everyone who believes in him will receive forgiveness of sins through his name."  

Women were the first to proclaim the resurrection of Jesus and it was  Mary Magdalene and another woman who was commissioned by Jesus to let the apostles know that He had risen:  "After the sabbath, as the first day of the week was dawning, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary came to see the tomb. And behold, there was a great earthquake; for an angel of  the Lord descended from heaven...[T]he angel said to the women..., 'Do not be afraid! I know that you are seeking Jesus the crucified. He is not here, for he has been raised just as he said. Come and see the place where he lay. Then go quickly and tell his disciples, 'He has been raised from the dead, and he is going before you to Galilee; there you will see him.   Behold I have told you.' Then they went away quickly from the tomb...and ran to announce this to his disciples"  (Matthew 28:1-9).

How do you announce Jesus' resurrection in your life and in the life of your loved ones and to all those who have contact with you?  Do others know the Risen Christ because they know you?  If not, why not? If yes, give praise to the Risen Christ, who reveals Himself to you and to others through your love, your compassion, your understanding, your faith and trust in the Lord,  your forgiveness, and your generosity in giving of yourself to lift burdens and spread the Good News of the Gospel!